2012 Map of Montezuma SE

About this map

The Gray County Wind Farm occupies the northwest portion of this Kansas landscape, reflecting the modern intersection of agricultural land and renewable energy production. This quadrangle in Gray County is defined by a strictly organized section-line grid, where roads like AA Rd and II Rd frame a series of ephemeral drainages that flow south toward the Cimarron River basin. Aside from the utility-scale wind infrastructure, the landscape is largely open and rural, punctuated by a single historic site, the Cave Cem, located in the eastern portion of the map. The persistence of the township-and-range survey system is evident in the naming conventions of the secondary road network, which uses an alphanumeric system to navigate the high plains.